Machine for forming glass articles



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masas i Brennan La FRANCE, or ToLnno, 01110 AssGNoR To, Owens-ILLINOIS GLAssooM- raar, or ToLEno, omo, A CORPORATION or omo MACHINE FOR FORMING GLASS ARTICLES.

original application. mea aprii'aa, 1324,

The present invention relates to machines for forming glass articles, and more particularly to machines of the Qwenstype in which blank molds Aon a continuosuly rotating carriage dip into a poolof molten glass and are .filled by suction7 the blanks being later transferred to finishing molds in which' they are blown to finished form.4 In machines of this Y' type, a series of-heads or units are arranged at equal intervals around the mold carriage, each unit comprising a blank mol'd or molds into which the glassis drawn by suction, a cooperating finishing mold or. molds, and mechanism for efi'ectingthe suction, blowing and various mechanical operations required in forming the articles.

. In a Vgreat ma] `type now in use, a single gathering mold is provided on each headY or unit so that'onl'y one blank of glass is gathered at a` time. In

other machines, the capacity is greatly increased by providing each head or unit .with

a plurality of gathering molds each comprising a plurality of mold cavities which permit gathering a comparatively large number of blanks during the' period that the head.

` y traverses .the gathering tank.

Other featuresof novelty will appear here-` ina'fter.

The present application is a` division of my application, S. N. 7 08,172, filed April 22 1924, on whichl has been granted United States Patent Number 1,641,497, September In the accompanying drawings:

`Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the machine, parts being broken away and disclosing the path of travel of cooling air.4

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the finishing mold frame, the cooling nozzles being positioned to cool the blank molds.

serial No. 708,172. Divided and this application 192s. serial No. 142,166. Y

ority of machines of this" .led October 18, a

Fig. .3 is a part sectional plan view of the finishing mold carrying frame, showing par ticularly the airconnections and a finishing mold in open osition.

Fig. 4 is a ront'elevation of the cooling nozzles carried by the mold frame. Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view showing a camtrack for controlling the cooling nozzles for the blank molds.

Fig.` 6 isa vertical sectional View taken on the line VI-VI of Fig. 5,'showing the man.- ner in which air is applied through the base `of a machine. y `Referring particularly to Figure l, the machine comprises a base on which is mounted a casting 61 supporting the mold carriage which rotates continuously` about a central stationary column 4comprising sections 62 and 63. Stationary cams for actuating various parts vof the machine are mounted on said column. The mold carriage comprises a lower frame portion 64 and an upper frame portion 65, united 4by the frames which support the individual heads or units arranged at equal intervals around the carriage. Each of said units includes blank mo ds, finishing molds and mechanismfor actuating the molds and for eecting the.

yvarious operations on the glass. Each unit is supported by a framework A4 (Fig-1) on the mold carriage, said framework including standards 66 rising from the/frame member 64, upwardly and inwardly inclined'frame members 67 and vertical portions 68. Mounted to reciprocate vertically in the frame A is aframc B slidable in guideways a inthefrai'ne A. Bolted to the lower. end of' vthe frame B is a blowing head C which carlries the neck molds D.

The finishing molds F for each head or unit are carried on ja finishinf frame 261, having trunnions 262-by which the frame is pivotally mounted on the mold carriage, p

permitting/the frame to swing downward to the Fig. 1 position for passing beneath the tank 133 and then upward to a horizontal position. (Fig. 2) to permit enclosure of suspended parisons for final blowing.

The blank molds E comprise separable sections 80 and 8l suitably connected to the' frame B-'so that-the blankmolds lare car-"l ried up and` down with the frame B. De?

tails of this construction are disclosed in my said Patent, Number 1,641,497. These molds are so mounted that the sections are ci able` of horizontal reciprocation to move the lank mold sections from their separated position as shown in dotted lines in'Fig. v2, to their` 4closed position. The blank mold sections 8.0

and 81 assume the -open position vshown in vdottedlines in Fig. 2 during the period of transfer of suspended'parisons to the finishing \molds and during the .blowing of the parisons to form completed ware. Because of the' heat transmitted to the blank molds vfrom the charges of molten glass, itis necessary to pro'- vide some vmeans for'reducing the tempera` ture in the mold'body, such means, according i to the present invention, consisting in the ap- '5 `2o p li'CatiOn of cooling air t the blankmolds vthroughsuitable nozzles which arei'brought bito operative position simultaneously with opening of the molds `to the position shown in Figure 2 and enclosure oftheparisonsby the finishing molds.'

Air for cooling the moldsand lother parts l 'I is supplied from any Asuitable source through aY pipe 321 (Fi vs. Il and 6) beneath the ma-y chine, which, w en the inachineis in operatcarried on, the machine frame.

ing position, registers with a pipe seotion`322 telescopes.' with -a funnel shaped pipe 323 which opensinto air passages 324intl1`e'frame ."1.) .to channels 328 and 329 (Fig. 3) in the'V 40 arms 269 and 270. (Fig.3).

- .memberv 61. .The passages 324 communicate als`v chambers 326 formed inthe. lower' section of through openings 325 (Fig.'1), with air the mold carriage., Air is supplied from thechamber 326 through-passageways 327 (Fig.

finishing mold frames Air for'cooling the finishing molds is suppliedV through .said channels to air chambers 330opening into chambers 331 which "open .into the hollow Said arms are provided on their inner faces with vnozzles or openings (not'shown) through whichcool-l ing'air is blown against the. finishing molds.

The airports between the chamber 33.1 and the arms 269 and 270 may,I if desired, be so arranged that 'they will be automatically closedduring the opening movement of said arms,v so that cooling airis supplied only when the finishing molds are closed.

The blankmolds are cooled by means ofjair nozzles carried on the inishing moldframe and brought into position when said frame is swung upward to the horizontal position shown in Fig. 2 ."Th'ese include nozzles 334l and 335 (Figs. 3 and 4). for blowing air against the inner and outer sections 80.; and

81, respectively, of the blank molds E. The

nozzles 334-are carried on pipe sections opening into 'fthe chambers 330 (Fig. '3.)

The air supply the nozzles 334 may be reg u.-

.to prevent interference the'-bott les'."` f

Manifestly,'fcertain' minor changesl ma. be.

spiritand scopeo 'the l .resorted to within the lated or cut ori by'meansof valves 337 actu ated by hand rods 338.

`The nozzles 335 are carried on swinging 'sections or blowers 339 (see Figs. 1, 3 and 4) connected by pivots 341 to themold frame. These blowers are swung upward from their inoperative position (Fi'g 4) to their Oper a tivo position (Fig.'2) by means of'a stationary cam 342 (Fig. 5) on which runs a cam roll 343 ona bell crank lever 344 (Fig. 2) connected by a pivot 345 to. the mold frame. The

bell crank lever at its for-ward end engagesA a slide 346 movableyertically in guides 347, said slide being connected at its upper end through links 348 to the blowers 339.y The slide 346 carries a rod 349 on which is mounted-a o'il spring 351. The'cam 342 operates .through the` bell crank lever to depress the slide plate 346, thereby/swinging the Ablow- 'ersupward and compressing the springl 349. This upward movement of thei blowers brings theopenings 352 formed inthe innei` faces of the blow.ers,'-into Aregistry with correspondso i ing openings 353 (Figs. 3 and 4) at the outer 339. The nozzles 334 and 335, as shown in Figure 2, are in position to blow cooling air against the blank molds E wihle the latter are in J their openposition. The blowers 339 are at this time Aheld vin their. upward position'V byv the cam 342. The blowers (Fig. 2) are provided with blow openings 356l in addition tof the nozzles 335, arranged to blow air upward 'against thebottoms ,ofthe blank .molds l/Vhen the finishing mold frame. is swung downward, the blowers 339, .which at this time are n'ot under control ofthe cam, are also swungdown byA their spring 351 to the -Fig.- 4 position,vthereby shutting. off the air supply and holding the 'blowers in position appended claims. What I'claim is:

v. 11.0 with' the discharge of 1. In a glass'fo-rmingmachinmthe corn' I bination of a finishing mold, means to openl it for discharging an article therefrom, a blowerln` fron't or' the mold, and automaticl 2. I [n a glass forming machine, the Aconibina'tion oa mish'ing mold, means 'to open' vit -for discharging an article therefrom, a

blower` in front of the mold, automaticfmeans to Shirt the blower out or the path of arti means to s hift the blower out of `the path 'of articles being discharged ronithe mold.

cles being discharged from the mold, and il* means operated-bysaid shifting of the blower to control the supply of air thereto.

3. Ina glass forming machine, the combination of a finishing mold, a blower ar-V ranged in ,front of the mold,' means for opening the mold to discharge articles therefrom, and means to withdraw the blower out of the path of the articles being discharged.

' 4. In a glass forming machine, the combination of a mold carriage, a sectional blank mold thereon, a neck mold, means to separate the blank mold sections and leave a blank supported in the neck mold, a finishing mold frame, a inishing mold thereon, means to swing said frame upward andthereby bring the finishing mold into position to enclose the blank whilethe blank mold sections are separated, a blower carried by said frame and brought into position to blow air against the open blank mold when said frame is in said vupwardly swung position, automatic means to shift the blower relative to said .frame to an inoperative position, and means actuated by said shifting of the blower to cut off the supply of air to the blower.

5. In a glass` forming machine, the combinationIof a frame, a blower thereon, said frame having4 an air channel through which the air is supplied to the blowe'r, and means to move the blower on the frame into and out of operative position, the channel having a port which opens into the blowerlwhen the latter is in operative position and which port is cutoff when'the blower is in inoperative position. u

6. In a glassware 4forming machiney the combination o f a support, a finishing mold frame mounted `for verticalswinging movement on said support, a finishing mold on said frame, a blower mounted on the frame in front of said mold, means to supply air to the blower, a bl'ank mold, automatic means controlled by movement of the finishing mold frame to withdraw the blower from its position in front of the finishing mold, and automatic means to cut 0H the ow of air to the blower when the latter i's withdrawn.

7 In a4 machine for forming glass larticles, the combination of a support, a finishing mold frame mounted to swing up and down on the mold, means for movframe and -thereby and associated with thel ing the blower on said operatively positioning the blower when the mold is at one end of said path and for reversing the movement of the blower on the frame and thereby inoperatively positioning 'said blower 'when the mold is at the other end of said path, means orsupplying cooling air to the blower, and meansfwhereb the position of theblower relative to said gi'ame controls the flow of cooling air therethrough.

Sidned at Toledo, in the county of' Lucas and sea@ of ohio, this 14th day of october,

RICHARD LA FRANCE.

support, finishing molds on said frame, blowmolds, means -blank molds, a single actuating device coners mounted on the frame in front of said for supplying air to the blowers,

trolled by movement of the finishing mold frame to shift the blowers on said frame and thereby withdraw them from their position in front of the finishing molds, and means carried by the blowers and operated by said shifting thereof for cutting off the flow of air to' vthe blowers when the latter are withdrawn from their position in front-of the molds.

8. In a machine for formingglass articles, the combination of a finishing mold frame, a finishing mold thereon, means for swinging said frame up and down along a predetermined path, a blower carried on said frame 

